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List Child Pages Shortcode

by douglaskarr · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.4.1 Tested up to WP 6.7.7

List Child Pages Shortcode has 600+ active installs on WordPress.org and 8,473 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 24, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.7.7.

List Child Pages Shortcode at a glance

Active installs
600+
Total downloads
8,473
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is List Child Pages Shortcode well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.7.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • ifempty: Message or HTML to show if no child pages exist
  • order: ASC or DESC. Default: DESC
  • orderby: Field to order by. Default: publish_date (maps to date). Any valid WP_Query orderby value works
  • displayimage: Show featured image (yes|no). Default: no
  • align: CSS class to apply to the image (alignleft, alignright, etc.)
  • ulclass, liclass, aclass: CSS classes for the list, list items, and links
  • parent: ID, slug/path, or current to choose the parent page. Default: current
  • size: Image size for thumbnails (thumbnail, medium, large, full, or custom size). Default: thumbnail

List Child Pages Shortcode reviews and ratings

3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

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  • Excellent Plugin - Shortcodes with lots of options

    Really handy plugin. Examples are very handy too.

    niallflynn

  • Awesome. Someone finally brought this useful feature back

    All the previous plugins that solved this challenge are all dead or not maintained.

    jaffray

  • Great Shortcode!

    Would love to see this shortcode actually added to the core platform.

    douglaskarr

Details

A simple plugin to add list of child pages within the content of a parent page.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • child page
  • page
  • parent page
  • shortcode
Version
1.4.1
Last updated
Sep 24, 2025
First published
Jul 12, 2018
Requires WordPress
3.0.1
Tested up to
6.7.7
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

List Child Pages Shortcode FAQ

What does List Child Pages Shortcode do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, List Child Pages Shortcode offers ifempty: Message or HTML to show if no child pages exist, order: ASC or DESC. Default: DESC, orderby: Field to order by. Default: publish_date (maps to date). Any valid WP_Query orderby value works, displayimage: Show featured image (yes|no). Default: no and align: CSS class to apply to the image (alignleft, alignright, etc.).

How many active installs does List Child Pages Shortcode have?

WordPress.org reports 600+ active installs for List Child Pages Shortcode as of September 7, 2026.

Is List Child Pages Shortcode still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 24, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.7.7.

Is List Child Pages Shortcode free?

List Child Pages Shortcode is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.